A single home is left standing among debris from Hurricane Ike September 2008 in Gilchrist, Texas. Floodwaters from Hurricane Ike were reportedly as high as eight feet in some areas causing widespread damage across the coast of Texas.

Galveston, Texas Hurricane, September 1900 This hurricane was the deadliest in U. history—the estimated death toll was 8000 (to compare, 1800 people died during Hurricane Katrina). Notice all the school desks still bolted to the collapsed floor !